List of primary and secondary school tests

This is a list of primary and secondary school tests.

Tests available at the end of secondary school, like Regents Examinations in New York, California High School Exit Exam, GED across North America, GCE A-Level in the UK, might lead to a school-leaving certificate(diploma). However, other tests like SAT and ACT do not play such roles.

Africa

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education

Americas

General Educational Development (GED)
Advanced Placement Program
SAT
- PSAT
ACT (test)
- PLAN (test)
California High School Exit Exam – California
Connecticut Academic Performance Test – Connecticut
Connecticut Mastery Test – Connecticut
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) – Florida
Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) – Kentucky
High School Proficiency Assessment – New Jersey
Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress (ISTEP) – Indiana
Regents Examinations – New York
Michigan Merit Exam – Michigan
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System – Massachusetts
State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) – Texas
Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) [1] – Tennessee
Ohio Graduation Test – Ohio
Pennsylvania System of School Assessment – Pennsylvania
Standards of Learning – Virginia
Washington Assessment of Student Learning – Washington
Georgia High School Graduation Test – Georgia
Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAPs) – Colorado
HSPT – High School Placement Test

for Admission

SHSAT – Specialized High Schools Admissions Test for New York City
ISEE – Independent School Entrance Examination
SSAT – Secondary School Admission Test
TACHS – Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools (New York City, Long Island, Westchester)

Asia

All India Senior School Certificate Examination - the final examination conducted every year for seniors secondary school students by the Central Board of Secondary Education on behalf of the Government of India.
Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia – Malaysian Higher School Certificate is a test usually taken by students at the end of Form 6
UPSR – Entrance test into Secondary Schools for Malaysia
HKCEE – Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination. Taken by Form 5 students. Also used for sixth form admission, which competition is fierce, and not many students can have sixth form education.
HKALE – Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination. An additional test to be by students whose finished sixth form 2 years after HKCEE. Used for university admission.
PSLE – Entrance test into Secondary Schools for Singapore
OKS – Entrance test into Secondary Schools for Turkey
National High School Graduation Examination – Vietnam